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per2 - period circadian clock 2

Xenopus laevis

Donnabella, V. et al., Gallego, M. et al.

Donnabella, Salazar-Schicchi, Bonk, Hanna, Rom,

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Disease relevance of per2-A

For period 2, 79% of the subjects were male, 83% were minority, and at least 58% were HIV positive; two additional patients were identified who had clinical M xenopi lung disease [1].

High impact information on per2-A

A key negative regulator of circadian rhythm in mammals is the PER2 (mammalian PERIOD 2) protein [2].

References

Increasing incidence of Mycobacterium xenopi at Bellevue hospital: An emerging pathogen or a product of improved laboratory methods? Donnabella, V., Salazar-Schicchi, J., Bonk, S., Hanna, B., Rom, W.N. Chest (2000) [Pubmed]
Protein phosphatase 1 regulates the stability of the circadian protein PER2. Gallego, M., Kang, H., Virshup, D.M. Biochem. J. (2006) [Pubmed]

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